Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-04-08
BRIEFS.

county to make the result certain.
Let no one forget the concert at Kear-
neysville. 1t will be held at the Re-
formed church next Monday at 7.3o p.
IN. No pains have been spared to pro.
vide rich musical treat. Tickets rs
and 10 cents.
The Borden, Georges Greek and
Maryland coal companies have sus-
pended shipments of coal by canal from
Cumberland. The companies say that
the canal tolls are entirely too high to
make shipping profitable.
The Shepherd Fire Department has
had its old hand reel newly painted up
by Messrs. Thomas and VIM. r. Miller,
and IL looks as handsome as the brand
new reel. The department has every
thing in first class order now.
The farm of Mr.. J. 4. Snodgrass was
sold on Saturday at $67 per acre, Miss
Nellie Bowers being the purchaser. 1t
is very desirable place, situated on the
Winchester turnpike, about a mile and
half from neutrality-suspicious.
In compliance with the inter State
commerce law, the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad has hung up in conspicuous
places ut all its stations full schedules
of all its freight and passenger rates. 1t
takes Philadelphia lawyer to interpret
them. though.
Addresses were made to the voters Of
Shepherdstown last Saturday evening
by Mr.. Charles Porterfield and Col.
Beckwith. Col. Chew also being called
for responded with few remarks.
There was good audience present and
good speeches were made.
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr..
J. Frank Legge. of Washington, to Miss
Nellie Reynolds, of Sbepherdstown.
The ceremony will take place next We'd
nesday evening in the Reformed church
ut o'clock. A reception will after.
ward be held at the residence of DR..
Reynolds.
The farmers need not suffer for lack
of machinery TO select from at this point.
With the old reliable Champion binders
and mowers, sold by Mr.. j. ). Myers,
and the Osbournc machinery sold by
Mr.. T.. Il. Licklider. they will have all
the opportunity they can wish for TO
obtain the best.
Inquiry among number Of farmers
ELECTS the information that the pros
poets for big wheat crop i'm Jefferson
county are not encouraging. The wheat
in many places looks very badly, the
March winds having done 1t cOnsidera-
Bile damage. The corn-ground wheat is
all said to be very poor. There are
some fields here and there which do not
seem to have suffered much, but they
are in the minority.
The work of replacing the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroads wooden bridge
with an iron one at Shepherdsiown has
been progressing slowly, owing to the
very unfavorable weather since it was
| begun. A considerable amount OF the
trestle work on which the trains will be
run while the bridge is being replaced
has been erected, however. and as better
" leather may be reasonably expected
now more rapid progress will be made.
The horse Of Mr.. Frank Lucas, Of
Duffields, while going out of the yard
i'm rear of Messrs. Beall & Phillips
hardware store, last Tuesday night,
fell, catching Mr.. Lucas between him
and the steps of the lumber house, caus-
ing Mr.. Lucas to sustain severe scalp
wound and injury of the back. He was
found i'm this condition by Ned johnson,
colored, who with some assistance car
ried him to the Carter House. DIR. Rich
ardson was called in.-Democrat.
Mr.. B. F. Graves, who for several
years ran the Entler Hotel at Shep-
herdstown, but who has been living on
his farm i'm Maryland recently, has
leased a hotel at MELVILLE. Pa, and left
with his family on Tuesday to begin its
management. He will also have charge
of A summer hotel at the same place
when the season opens. He will be as
sisted BY his son George. and Mr.. John
II. Duke also accompanies him and will
be connected with the hotel in some ca
pacity. We understand that these are
irst-class hotels, and we hope Mr..
Graves will be successful in running
them.
Mr.P.H. Rouse, father Of Mr.. Chas.
B. Rouse, one of New York's leading
dry goods merchants, died at his home
near Ripon, in this county, last Friday,
aged 81 years. The remains were taken
to Winchester, Va, and Inferred on
Sunday. There wac an immense out
pouring Of the people. The city and
country military companies, fire COM
panies, bands Of music and white and
celored organizations escorted the BODY
to the cemetery. The demonstration
was to show respect to the father OF Mr..
Chas. b. Rouss, who has been such
great friend to the people OF Winchester
and vicinity.
Last week on Thursday and Friday
all day and up till seven o'clock on Sat
urday morning regular midwinter
snow storm prevailed in this section.
Then OIL Saturday the sun camo out and
melted the snow. Sunday morning
spring seemed to have fully arrived, for
the sun shone warm and soft, and mild
South breeze blew It's balmy breath over
| all-and il did the same thinX on MOn-